Challenge

Arena BraveHeart
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) BraveHeart Warriors's Kamil Baycan started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Kamil Baycan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Diguinho Oliveira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 16th minute of the match. If Felix Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 27th minute, Luis Andino ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Diguinho Oliveira was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Diguinho Oliveira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Zorita in the 32nd minute of the match. The supporters of BraveHeart Warriors booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Camilo Gisbert didn't get a good kick on the ball. Diguinho Oliveira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 36th minute of the match. 39 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ecuador's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Nuno Sabóia was slow to take the kick. During this time BraveHeart Warriors's players had a chance to rest. Nuno Sabóia made a great header on BraveHeart Warriors's corner, it was just that Ecuador's Julio Vera managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thierry Henry in the 40th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Zorita to make the kick off. The audience was convinced that Kamil Baycan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Vera was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. Wei Fan Li might have been able to make a better finish in the 59th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Julio Vera. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Wei Fan Li ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 60th minute, Ecuador's Felix Montenegro dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-2. 64 minutes into the match, BraveHeart Warriors's goalkeeper Diguinho Oliveira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Zorita. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thierry Henry, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Diguinho Oliveira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 72nd match minute, Ecuador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juan Sebastián Puig to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Ecuador's zone, Thierry Henry stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julio Vera came out of the goal and Thierry Henry tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in BraveHeart Warriors's zone, Daniel Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Diguinho Oliveira came out of the goal and Daniel Zorita tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Kamil Baycan came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the BraveHeart Warriors fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Kamil Baycan couldn't finish the play. 85 minutes into the match, Ecuador's Felix Montenegro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Diguinho Oliveira narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Diguinho Oliveira made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Daniel Zorita sent off a good shot on target. 87 minutes into the game, Daniel Zorita recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Diguinho Oliveira. Daniel Zorita showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-3. In the 93rd minute Ecuador were awarded a corner. Daniel Zorita went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Daniel Zorita almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but BraveHeart Warriors's Diguinho Oliveira did a great save. 96 minutes into the match, BraveHeart Warriors's goal looked a bit too open when Agustín Saelices came free, but Diguinho Oliveira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the final whistle sounded Ecuador left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than BraveHeart Warriors.